| Year: | 1974 |
| Broadcaster: | Finnish: [[Yle|Yleisradio]]|i=no (Yle) |
| Country: | Finland |
| Preselection: | National final |
| Preselection Date: | 16 February 1974 |
| Entrant: | Carita Holmström |
| Song: | Keep Me Warm |
| Final Result: | 13th, 4 points |
Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 with the song "Keep Me Warm", composed by Eero Koivistoinen, with lyrics by Frank Robson, and performed by Carita Holmström. The Finnish participating broadcaster, Finnish: [[Yle|Yleisradio]]|i=no (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
Finnish: [[Yle|Yleisradio]]|i=no (Yle) invited 16 composers for the competition. The Finnish national selection consisted of two semi finals and a final. The shows were hosted by Matti Palosmaa.
The semi-finals were held on January 19 and 26 at Finlandia Hall in Helsinki. In both semi-finals eight songs competed and four songs qualified for the final. The finalists were chosen by regional juries.
| Semi-final 1 – 19 January | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place | |
| Pepe Willberg | "Sinä ja minä" | (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) | 259 | 1 | |
| Jukka Kuoppamäki | "Aurinkomaa" | Jukka Kuoppamäki (m. & l.), (l.) | 247 | 2 | |
| Danny | "Jos maailmassa vain ois kahva" | (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.) | 242 | 3 | |
| Markku Aro | "Anna kaikkien kukkien kukkia" | Toivo Kärki (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) | 237 | 4 | |
| "Shangri-La" | Jukka Tolonen (m.), Hector (l.) | 233 | 5 | ||
| and | "Häät" | (m.), Marja-Kaarina Mykkänen (l.) | 228 | 6 | |
| "Kun sinä jäät" | Heikki Sarmanto (m.), (l.) | 215 | 7 | ||
| Irwin Goodman | "Se on minimaalista" | Irwin Goodman (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) | 195 | 8 | |
| Semi-final 2 – 26 January | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place | |
| Carita Holmström | "Älä mene pois" | Eero Koivistoinen (m.), Hector (l.) | 256 | 1 | |
| Muska and | "Senhän sanoo järkikin" | (m.), (l.) | 254 | 2 | |
| "Jäähyväiset" | Kaj Chydenius (m.), Marja-Leena Mikkola (l.) | 251 | 3 | ||
| "Musta tango" | Jorma Panula (m.), M. A. Numminen (l.) | 250 | 4 | ||
| "Energia" | Rauno Lehtinen (m. & l.) | 244 | 5 | ||
| Marion Rung | "Icing" | (m.), Juha Vainio (l.) | 238 | 6 | |
| "Voin elää paremmin" | Frank Robson (m.), lyricist unknown | 176 | 7 | ||
| Seija Simola and Lasse Mårtenson | "Laulun kuulen" | Lasse Mårtenson (m.), lyricist unknown | 164 | 8 | |
The final was held on February 16 at Finlandia Hall in Helsinki. The winner was chosen by a professional jury consisting of 20 members. British singer-songwriter Roger Whittaker performed as an interval act.
| 1 | Muska & | "Senhän sanoo järkikin" | (m.), (l.) | 42 | 6 | |
| 2 | "Musta tango" | Jorma Panula (m.), M. A. Numminen (l.) | 70 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Danny | "Jos maailmassa vain ois kahva" | (m.), Jukka Virtanen (l.) | 40 | 7 | |
| 4 | Pepe Willberg | "Sinä ja minä" | (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) | 66 | 3 | |
| 5 | Jukka Kuoppamäki | "Aurinkomaa" | Jukka Kuoppamäki (m. & l.), (l.) | 64 | 4 | |
| 6 | Markku Aro | "Anna kaikkien kukkien kukkia" | Toivo Kärki (m.), Vexi Salmi (l.) | 37 | 8 | |
| 7 | Carita Holmström | "Älä mene pois" | Eero Koivistoinen (m.), Hector (l.) | 83 | 1 | |
| 8 | "Jäähyväiset" | Kaj Chydenius (m.), Marja-Leena Mikkola (l.) | 63 | 5 |
The winning song "Finnish: Älä mene pois|i=no" was performed in Finnish in the national selection shows but it was translated into English for the Eurovision Song Contest as "Keep Me Warm". The English lyrics were written by Frank Robson.
On the night of the final Carita Holmström performed first in the running order, preceding United Kingdom. The entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting, Finland picked up four points and placed 13th of the 17 entries.